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10 Gertrude O'Hara.
Ireland.
James and Bridget,
Old Age
Marasmus.
30 William M Connelly,
68|10 0 Widow,
Franklin,
Lewis and Irene,
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26 |Harriet H. Conant (Knight). 27 Francis P Batchelder
79|11 |26 Married, 44 5|11 Married, 70 0 0 Widow, 0 0 Single,
Ireland. Thomas & Catherine, Gastric Cancer
England, |Patrick & Winnifred, Acute Meningitis.
Deaths Registered in the Town of Wakefield during the Year 1891.
Date.
Name of Deceased.
Age. y. m. d.
Condition.
Birthplace.
Name of Parents.
Cause of Death.
Mar. 6 Henry Knowles,
7 Mary David,
76 9 20 Married, 0 10 0 Single,
Chelsea,
Joseph & Josephine, Bronchitis.
8 Johanna Crimmins,
0 3 12 Single,
Wakefield,
John and Mary,
Capillary Bronchitis. Membranous Croup.
13 William E. Coughlin,
4 6 15 Single,
Gardner, James and Mary,
16 Charles O. Walton,
0 4 24 Single,
Wakefield,
Albert J. & Nellie M. Tubercular Meningitis.
21 Everett Nichols,
51 2 17 Married, 6 0 Single,
Unknown,
Unknown,
Syphilis
22 *Susan Wheeler,
0
54 0 20 Married,
Scotland,
Archibald & Janette, Disease of Liver,
27 James Anderson, 27 Mary A. Coughlin,
2 6 0 Single,
Gardner,
James and Mary, Membranous Croup.
31 Thomas F. O'Hara,
21| 0 2 Single, 19 6 22 Single,
Cape Breton,
Joseph & Josephine, Consumption.
Apr. 3 Joseph David, Jr., 5 Sarah R. Robbins (Tucker),
NewChester, N. H Jonathan & Susannah| Disease of Heart.
Wakefield,
Robert W. & Ida F. Rickets and Meningitis.
Canada,
John G & Nancy A. Concussion of Brain.
Sanford, Me.
William and Mary, Heart Disease. [Heart.
14 Daniel J. O'Hea,
27| 5|0|Single,
Wakefield, Barth'I'm'w& Johan'a Rupture of Blood Vessels of
Wakefield,
Ebenezer & Mary,
Inhalation of flame.
17 Horace P. Sheldon,
73:10 7 Married, 37 8 22 Married, 0 1 6 Single,
New York, N. Y. Preston & Camelia, Wakefield, Foster and Emily,
Convulsions.
19 Florence E. Phinney,
15 10 16 Single,
Lynnfield Centre Albert and Mary I. Wakefield, Wakefield,
Inanition. La Grippe.
23 Jane A. Bell (Knowles), 26 James F. McAvoy, 26 Mary E. Doucette (White), 27 Butler,
30 Thomas Dean, May 1 Sarah L. Muse, 3 Fannie Blythe, 1
5 0 23 Single, 0 5 0 Single,
Wakefield, Wakefield, Wakefield,
Patrick and Lizzie,
Tubercular Meningitis.
Cassimere & Matilda, Bronchitis.
7 10|14 |Single,
Wakefield,
Francis and Ellen, Consumption.
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7 Russell W. Wallace,
8 Lee S. Morrill,
9 Nahum W. Gowen.
77 11 25 Married, 0 11 7 Single, 30 0 16 Married, 75 7 19 Married,
15 Sarah Heath (Hartshorne),
Pneumonia.
19 Elizabeth White,
Shock following Operation.
20 Ethel G. Frost,
William H. & Mary L. Meningitis.
22 Alfred G. Williamson,
7 5 9 Single, 0 0 1 Single, 87 2 20| Widow, 49 10 9 Married, 40 1 0 Married,
Chester, N. H.
England, Nova Scotia,
John and Bertha, Nathan and Sarah, James & Martha M. Jacob and Margaret, Erysipelas. Thomas and Mary A. Still Birth.
Consumption.
0 0 0 Single,
Chester, N. H.
Nathan and Rebecca, Gangrene of Leg.
Wakefield,
Daniel and Eliza,
Pneumonia.
Taunton.
Charles & Margaret, Phthisis Florida.
3| Catherine Sheehy (Canty), 6 Haswell Beard,
6 Russell Seaver,
7 |Vesta W. Upham (Woodis), 20 Arthur T. O'Leary,
30 Nelson Sweetser,
30 Benjamin Cox,
30 Minnie A. Nickerson,
30 Arthur J. Buckley,
June 5 John B. Wickham,
21
5 14 Single,
Worcester,
John W. and Ellen, Jeremiah& Josephine Tuberculosis.
Ireland,
John and Mary,
Tetanus. Inflammation of Bowels.
6 Lavonia M. Collins (Randall)
39 1 6 Married, 0 10 0 Single,
Wakefield,
John W. and Maria, Scarlet Fever.
10 Agnes Gertrude Short,
11 Nellie L. Schofield,
0 6 28 Single,
Tewksbury,
Littleton, N. H.,
Everts and Ellen,
Ovarian Tumor.
11 Edith May Farr,
18 9 6 Single, 0 8 21 Single,
Boston,
Unknown & Addie W. La Grippe. Joseph and Unknown Pneumonia.
16 Kate Glynn,
22 0 0 Single,
Ireland,
Unknown& Unknown La Grippe.
17 * Albert Lantz,
0
6 1 Sing'e,
17 *John Bonchie,
1 6 0 Single,
Boston,
Unknown & Eliza B. La Grippe.
22 Stephen Lufkin,
77 5| 3 Widower
1|6| 4 Single,
0 11 0 Single,
Unknown,
Unknown &Unkn'wn Entero-colites.
17 *Charles M. Gunning, 26 George W. Whidden,
20 4 0 Single,
Nova Scotia,
David and Christie, Consumption.
26 Lizzie Hatfield,
Wakefield.
John and Annie,
Meningitis.
27 John Rayner,
Townsend.
Jacob S. and Nabby, Disease of Heart and Lungs.
Ireland, Ireland,
Consumption.
Marasmus.
Immaturity.
12 John T. Mullen,
Wakefield,
Dennis & Catherine, Entero-colites.
Wakefield.
Disease of Brain. William and Sally, John W. Nash & Un'n Cholera Infantum.
21 Estella M Nash,
45| 0| 0|Married, Ireland, Wakefield,
John and Uuknown, Tumor of Kidney.
Consumption. Pneumonia. Cancer.
William and Nancy, Rochester, N. H. Robert A. & Abigal, Wakefield, Wakefield, Wakefield, Wakefield, Hiram and Vesta, Richard & Margaret, Pul. Phthisis. Lemuel and Hannah, Benjamin & Clarissa, Edward J. & Emma, Diptheria.
Chronic dementia. Pneumonia.
Nova Scotia, Andover, Mass Daniel J. and Ellen, Exhaustion following burn.
Charlestown,
R R. Accident.
5 Lena Henderson,
5 Michael J. Carney,
Seabrook, N. H., John and Betsey,
Thomas H. & Rolina, La Grippe. .
12 *Dorothy Wheeler,
16 Joseph David,
44 0 0 Married,
Nova Scotia,
Boston.
Unknown & EmmaL. La Grippe.
Humphrey & Lois, Heart Failure.
Chester, N. H .. Wakefield.
Edward J. & Mary L. Consumption.
July 7 Goldie M Gammons, 16 *William Lucus,
0 4 25 Single,
Boston,
James and Bridget, Peter and Bridget, Alex'r M. and Julia, Frank and Ginney,
Ossification of Heart.
27 Bridget Meade (McGuinness) 31 Mary Lyman (Comer), Aug. 1 William J. Thompson, 2 Frank Flagg,
Wakefield,
Wakefield,
18 William Deadman,
0 5 0 Single, 66|10 13 Married, 70 5 26 Widow, 75 0 0 Widow, 0 2 14 Single, 0 0 0 Single, 0 10 7 Single, 75 8 13 Married, 0 10|24 Single,
8 9 Single, 8 17 Widower
63 70 42 3 3 Single, 4 4|Single,
22 83 80 4 3 7 0 Single,
0 0 Single, 5 20 Married, 6| 1|Single,
29 0| 0 |Married,
29 7 5 Married,
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* Foundling.
Unknown & Annie G. Marasmus.
Deaths Registered in the Town of Wakefield during the Year 1891.
Date.
Name of Deceased.
Age. y. m. d.
Condition.
Birthplace.
Name of Parents.
Cause of Death.
Ag. 22 Louis Gordon Flanders,
0
0 28 Single,
Wakefield,
Philip J. & Ella M.
22 Francis McCormack,
()
2 Single,
Wakefield,
23 Thomas Winship White,
0) 6 25 Single,
Wakefield.
25 Ludwig B. M. Olsen,
0)
7 27 Single,
Wakefield,
St. Johns. N. B., Robert and Amelia J. Consumption.
25 Minnie Duffie,
19 6| 0 Single,
()
3 30 Single,
Wakefield,
Albert D. & Mary A. Congestion of Brain. Amos F. & Jennie L. Diarrhea.
28 Emma T. Cate, 28 Clifford M. Cutter,
0
8|28 Single,
Malden,
Wakefield,
John and Mary,
Tuberculosis.
Sept.2 John W. White, 3 John Donahue, 8 Murray,
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0 0 Married,
Ireland.
Timothy & Unknown Consumption.
0)
0| 0 Single,
Wakefield. Howard T &SarahA. Premature Birth.
8 Michael J. Grady,
19
3 27 Single.
11 Margaret Canty,
19
3|26 Single,
Taunton.
John and Julia,
Typhoid Fever.
14 Patrick J. Welch,
()
3 21 Single,
Wakefield,
Patrick and Lizzie,
Peritonitis.
15 Lucy B. Hawkes,
17 6| 7 Single,
New Brunswick, George and Mary,
Typhoid Pneumonia.
17|George Morgan,
0 5: 0 Single.
Wakefield,
Hugh and Mary. Caleb & Hannah W.
Meningitis.
18 Hannah B Upham (Eaton).
73 5 16 Widow.
18 Waldo D. Godfrey,
17 3 29 Single,
19 John Nelson,
40 5 27 Married, 8 11 21 Single,
Wakefield.
Patrick & Catherine, Typhoid Fever.
20 William McAllister,
78 6 6 Married.
Scotland.
William and Jennie, Moses and Fannie,
Paralysis. Disease of Heart.
22 Henry N. Sweetser,
61 5 6 Married,
Wakefield,
England,
Samuel & Unknown, Consumption.
23 Jane E. Coombs (Ross),
57 3 14 Widow, 0 0 5 Single,
Wakefield,
Lester K. & Carrie L. Inanition. John W. & Margaret, Phthisis. Silas & Ruth,
[juries ..
3 Hiram Newcomb,
69 0 9 Married,
Boston, Norton,
Paralysis.
8 Edward Doucette,
1| 3 0 Single,
Wakefield,
Consumption.
10 Roxey A. Lockhart (Burleigh) 76| 0 | 0| Widow,
Hartford, Ct.
Apoplexy.
13 Olive M. Skinner,
0| 0|22 Single,
Wakefield,
Arthur and Laura N. Colitis.
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Apoplexy. Typhoid Fever.
New Brunswick, Robert and Emma, Sweden,
Gunnison and Alma,
Typhoid Fever.
19 Margaret Coughlin,
Oct. 2 Lena M. Phinney,
3 Julia A. Madden,
18 3 11 Single,
Wakefield,
Heart Disease & Accidental In-
4 George L. Lincoln,
78 2 21 Widower
Leonard C. & Sally, Simon and Nancy, Ithiel and Jane,
Convulsions. Eclampsia. . Diarrhea.
Francis and Mary. Selim S. & Helen J. Ludwig E. & Martha Cholera Infantum.
0 0 27 Single.
Wakefield, Patrick and Bridget, Typhoid Fever.
Wakefick.
16 Maria E. McCullough (Ricker|42| 1 6; Married, 20 Charles F. Cady, 0 1 2 Single, 4|23; 0 Single,
24 Maggie Dingle, 24 Sarah K. Littlefield (Campbell 63 4 14 Married,
26 Abijah Coleman,
83 2 26 Married, 16 4 21 |Single,
¡Boston, Wakefield, Nova Scotia, Springfield, No. Anson, Me. Wakefield,
Edmund B. & Ann A. Bright's Disease.
Michael & Catherine, Immaturity.
John and Annie, John and Sally, James and Betsey,
Heart Failure. William F. & Lilla E. Consumption.
Phthisis.
New Brunswick. Thomas and Jane, Portsmouth, N.H|Benjamin and Anna, Softening of Brain.
Wakefield,
Boston,
12 Robert W. Paine,
16 Alma B. C. Kiander,
16 Martha J. Evans (Upton),
21 Austin V. Smith,
26 William Smith,
72 10 29 Married, 0 5 3 Single, 87 3 15 Widow, 0|11| 0|Single, 13 9;29 |Single, 69 5 0 Widow, 25 5 17 Single, 0 2 0 Single,
No. Haven, Me. Wakefield, Canada,
Aaron and Agnes, Joseph and Lizzie, Marchel & unknown, Aneurism.
Dec. 4 Walter Guymont,
38 0 0 Married,
6 Charles B. Wheeler,
0 0 3 Single,
Wakefield.
Asa B. & Emma L.
Umbilical Hemorrhage.
9 Katherine Ryland, 10 Jennie Gray,
2 6 0 Single,
Scotland,
James and Jane,
Burned.
15 Francella M. Evans,
51 0 15 Single,
Wakefield,
James M. & Sabrina, Paralysis.
17 Sarah S. Clapp (Smith),
18: Elmer H. Bancroft,
84 6 0 Widow, 9 5 6 Single, 0 0 0 Single,
Wakefield,
Still Birth
24 Gresey, 24 Nathaniel S. Dearborn,
77|10|26 Married,
Boston,
85 7 18 Widower Providence, R. I. Unknown & Lucinda, Pneumonia.
28 Nathaniel Andrews,
28 Charles W. Muse,
0 2 0 Single,
Wakefield,
Joseph and Jessie, John and Bessie,
La Grippe.
30 Mary E. Fleming,
0 9 |0 Single.
Wakefield.
31 Ann M. Wellman (Collins),
0 0 Married,
Boston,
John and unknown,
Congestive Pneumonia
Fractured Hip and Bronchitis, Enteritis.
Cambridge, Boston,
Gustave B. & Anna E. Typhoid Fever.
Peabody,
Edward and Betsey, Congestion of Lungs.
Consumption.
Infantile Marasmus.
0 0| 0 Single,
Wakefield, Stratford J. & Minnie Premature Birth.
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Charlestown,
Isaac and Sarah,
Apoplexy.
Lynnfield Centre, |Charles H.& Sarah E. Rheumatism of Heart.
Henry & Josephine, Nathaniel and Mary, Cystitis.
Consumption.
28 Harry V. Purrington,
30 Annie E. Sutherland (Burnett 31|1| 4| Married, 31 Charles W. Cheever, Nov. 6 Mary E. Doucette, 12 Eliza N. Eaton (Nichols),
Hydrocephalous.
William H. & Jane, Samuel & Elizabeth, James L. & Mary,
Cerebral Meningitis. Bright's Disease.
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RECAPITULATION.
Births registered in 1891,
Males, .
.
.
89
Females,
86
175
Nativity of Parents.
Fathers.
Mothers.
Wakefield,
19
15
United States,
64
58
British Provinces,
39
48
Ireland,
27
27
England,
9
8
Sweden,
6
8
Scotland,
4
6
Germany,
2
1
Switzerland,
1
0
Norway,
1
0
France,
0
1
Belgium,
0
1
Unknown,
3
2
Marriages registered in 1891, .
93
Nativity.
Grooms.
Brides,
Wakefield,
11
22
United States,.
37
31
British Provinces,
20
15
Ireland, .
15
15
England,
.
4
4
Sweden, .
.
4
4
Scotland,
.
1
1
Germany,
1
1
-
93
93
.
-
176
176
·
.
175
63
Grooms.
Brides.
First marriage,
81
85
Second marriage,
12
8
93
93
No. under 20 years of age,
3
14
between 20 and 30,
69
67
30 and 40,
12
9
40 and 50,
5
1
50 and 60,
3
1
60 and 70,
0
1
70 and 80,
1
0
-
93
93
Deaths registered in 1891, .
149
Males, .
84
Females, .
65
149
Number under 5 years of age,
50
between 5 and 10,
7
10 and 20,
14
20 and 30,
12
30 and 40,
6
40 and 50,
8
50 and 60,
6
60 and 70,
9
70 and 80,
18
80 and 90,
10
90 and 100,
2
Still-births,
7
.
149
Average age, 30 years, 3 months, 25 days.
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Nativity.
Wakefield,
64
United States,
50
British Provinces,
.
.
14
Ireland, /
11
England,
3
Scotland,
3
Sweden, ·
1
Unknown, .
3
149
DOG LICENSES.
Number of dogs licensed in 1891,
342
Males,
310
Females, .
32
342
Tax on 310 Males at $2.00,
$620 00
32 Females at $5.00,
.
.
160 00
$780 00
Deduct Clerk's fees,
.
.
68 40
$711 60
Paid J. O. Hayden, County Treasurer,
711 60
CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
To the Inhabitants and Legal Voters of the Town of Wakefield :
The close of the present municipal year brings with it the opportunity and the duty of the various Boards of town officers to return to your hands the charge with which you have invested them, together with a report of such matters as may be deemed of importance or interest in the conduct of the business of the town. Such reports are herewith presented.
VACANCIES.
Shortly after the opening of the current municipal year, several vacancies from various causes took place in a number of munici- pal offices, necessitating appointment by the Selectmen.
Preston Sheldon, M. D., of the Board of Trustees of the Town Library, died, and Rev. Charles J. Ryder was elected by the Board of Trustees and the Selectmen to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the year.
AUDITORS.
John S. Eaton and Willis S. Mason, both on account of ill health, vacated their offices. Mr. Eaton by declining to qualify, and Mr. Mason by resignation. Mr. William W. Taft and Melvin W. Boardman were appointed to fill the vacancies. Mr. Taft was assigned to the responsible duty of examining and auditing the weekly accounts, and has proved to be a most effi- cient officer.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. Everett Nichols, of this Board, died soon after the annual election, and Maj. Winsor M. Ward was appointed to serve for the remainder of the year.
CONSTABLE.
By reason of the inability of Mr. Charles H. Davis to act, on account of serious illness, and of the failure of Israel A. Parsons
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and Moses Staples to qualify, it became necessary to appoint a constable for the service of process, and Mr. Charles E. Niles was appointed for that service.
FENCE VIEWERS.
This important office has not been filled for the past five years, except as the several Boards of Selectmen have made appoint- ments, or have themselves assumed the responsibilities of the office. This, we believe, is of so much importance we invite the serious consideration of the public, and urgently request that such action may be had by the town as will insure prompt and effi- cient adjustment of disputed rights in division lines between occu- pants and owners of adjoining estates, and settle, without cost to either party in controversy, the partition lines and maintainance of division fences. Under the present method, fence viewers are elected each year, and knowing the difficulties to be met and the intricacies of the law to be understood and applied in the drawing of forms of procedure to meet certain requirements and many uncertain exigencies, refuse to qualify ; and the doubtful alterna- tive presents itself of action under the law by the Selectmen, or refusing to petitioners the rights which the law presumes to give them. In either case manifest injustice may be done, as a clear analysis of the law and the application of important principles of the law must necessarily determine the qualifications of those who are called upon to act, and the refusal to act, however well intended, may subject the town to serious complications. For these and many other reasons involved in this misunderstood law, we urgently suggest the propriety of selecting at least one lawyer on the Board, and the appropriation of a reasonable sum for service.
OTHER OFFICES.
An inspection of the records for the past five years as to the qualification of other officers, but including Constables, shows that out of one hundred and eighty-one elected, but seventy-two quali- fied, leaving as a result of hasty or ill-considered action, one hundred and nine useless appointments. These include Weighers of Coal and Merchandise, Measurers of Wood and Bark, Sur- veyors of Lumber, Field Drivers, Constables and Fence Viewers.
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CHIEF OF POLICE AND NIGHT WATCH.
Mr. Charles E. Niles, who had merited and received during a series of years the confidence of the town for the efficient admin- istration of the Police department, resigned his office as Chief of Police to take effect Jan. 1, 1892, and Mr. Alvin L. Vannah, one of the very efficient night officers, was appointed to the vacancy, and Mr. Edwin F. Poland was appointed to succeed Mr. Vannah as night officer.
SWEETSER LECTURE COURSE.
CURATOR.
Mr. Jacob C. Hartshorne, popular and efficient in the manage- ment of this special feature of our social entertainment and instruction, was re-appointed by the Selectmen as trustees of this Course, to continue in its wise management, and we believe he has ably met the requirements of such supervision.
THE SWEETSER CHARITY.
In the early part of the year the Selectmen, acting upon infor- mation contained in former reports, and a desire to carry out to the full accomplishment the provisions of the will of Cornelius Sweetser relative to any surplus remaining from the proceeds of the Sweetseer Lecture Course, issued the following circular letter, which explains itself, calling for an organization of associated charities, for the purposes therein specified : -
To the Ladies herein mentioned :
In accordance with the provisions of the will of Cornelius Sweetser, certain funds now in the hands of the Town Treasurer await the disposi- tion of the Selectmen, "to be paid to such charitable organization in said Wakefield as the municipal officers of the town may designate, to be distributed among the worthy poor of the town."
The Grand Army of the Republic has been designated as such a chari- table organization, and a part of the funds paid to them.
There remains now in the hands of the Town Treasurer the sum of $76.33 to be awarded a similar charity.
It is believed that a great amount of good may be accomplished by such an organization, and that with the above sum as a nucleus, still larger sums may be added to it by the charitable people of the town, which, with its guarantee of an intelligent working force and general scope, would result in a permanent and helpful organized charity.
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Experience has taught us that women are the greatest sufferers, as well as the most patient to bear suffering in adversity. We also believe that woman can best reach the heart that suffers in silence, and for this reason we invite the following named ladies to meet at the Selectmen's Room, in Town Hall Building, on Wednesday, May 27, 1892, at 7.30 o'clock P. M., to consider the matter, and to take such action as they may then determine, with the understanding, that upon the organization of such charitable assocation, by the election of officers and the adoption of rules of government, the amount of such surplus is to be awarded to such charitable association for the uses specified in said will.
Congregational Church, .
MRS. S. K. HAMILTON.
Baptist Church,
MRS. LUTHER CROCKER.
Universalist Church,
MRS. N. E. CUTLER.
Episcopal Church, .
MRS. WM. E. ROGERS.
Methodist Church,
MRS. W. H. MCCAUSLAND.
Catholic Church,
MRS. R. H. RYLAND.
Greenwood Chapel, .
MRS. PHILIP ORME.
East Ward Church, .
MRS. ISACCHER STOWELL.
Daughters of Rebekah,
MRS. S. W. FLINT.
Woman's Relief Corps,
MRS. GEO. W. KENDALL.
WM. N. TYLER, S. W. FLINT, W. B. DANIEL,
Selectmen.
Under this call the ladies therein mentioned met and perfected an organization, as appears from the following letter :
WAKEFIELD, June 11, 1891.
WM. N. TYLER, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen :
DEAR SIR, -In response to the circular sent out by the Selectmen, the ladies invited met and perfected an organization under the name of "Sweetser Charity." The officers elected are Mrs. S. K. Hamilton, President; Mrs. I. Stowell, Vice President; Mrs. W. E. Rogers, Secre- tary and Treasurer. The Executive Committee is composed of the whole number of ladies. The By-laws, which were adopted at the last meeting, I enclose for your inspection.
Very truly yours,
MRS. W. E. ROGERS, Sec.
The By-laws were examined and approved by the Board of Selectmen, and the Town Treasurer was notified that the Select- men had designated the "Sweetser Charity," as such charitable organization provided for in said will, and requesting him to pay
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over to such charity the balance of funds in his hands awaiting such disposition.
The report of the organization is herewith presented :
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF SWEETSER CHARITY.
RECEIPTS.
By cash from Town Treasurer, .
$76 33
By cash from G. O. Carpenter, . 25 00
DISBURSEMENTS.
To paid Record-book,
.
$00 54
To paid beneficiaries,
38.00
To balance on hand as per bank book,
62 79
$101 33
$101 33
ELLEN S. ROGERS, Treasurer.
INSURANCE.
As stated in the report for 1890-91, the insurance on the Town Hall building expired during the year, and under the vote of the Town of April 12, 1886, reinsurance was effected in the sum of $40,000. Other insurance expiring during the year has been renewed, including $5,000 upon the High School building, not mentioned in the last report, which expired Jan. 9, 1892. The insurance on the two school buildings on Academy Hill expired in May, and it was deemed advisable to continue such insurance during the uncertain time of occupancy, and the original insur- ance was continued to Aug. 1, 1892. Upon the suggestion of the Committee in charge of the erection of the New School build- ing on Academy Hill, and upon representations that no fund was available for such insurance, it was deemed prudent to insure to an amount sufficient to cover the payments made by the town, and that building is now insured for the sum of $20,000.
Insurance on other town property expires during the current municipal year as follows : Two old buildings on Academy Hill, insured respectively for $2,000 and $1,500, expires Aug. 1, 1892. High School building $5,000, expires Nov. 5, 1892. Montrose School-house, $1,000, and Greenwood School-house, $1,000, ex-
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pires Nov. 18, 1892. Woodville School-house and fixtures, $2,000, expires Jan. 21, 1893. High School building, $5,000, expires Feb. 9, 1893.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
In consequence of numerous complaints made to the Board on account of the passage of carriages and bicycles on the sidewalks of the town the following rules and regulations were adopted :
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
RULES FOR THE REGULATION OF CARRIAGES AND OTHER VEHICLES IN THE STREETS AND PUBLIC WAYS OF THE TOWN OF WAKEFIELD, MASS., AS PASSED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, SEPT. 8, 1891.
By authority of Chapter 197 of the Acts of 1885 and of the Public Statutes, Chapter 28, Section 25, and of Chapter 53, Section 15, and of Chapter 113, Section 27, the following rules and regulations for the pas- sage of carriages, wagons, carts, trucks, sleds, sleighs, and other vehi- cles in and through the streets and public ways of the town of Wakefield, are this 8th day of September, A. D. 1891, made by the Board of Select- men of Wakefield, with penalties for the violation thereof not exceeding twenty dollars for one offence.
SEC. 1. No person shall drive, wheel or draw upon a sidewalk or foot path, a coach, cart, hand cart, hand barrow, bicycle, tricycle or other carriage of burden or pleasure, except children's carriages, or carriages containing children or invalids only, and drawn by hand.
SEC. 2. No vehicle without a horse harnessed thereto shall remain in a street during the night or on a Sunday; and any vehicle so left shall be removed by the Chief of Police at the expense of the owner or custodian.
SEC. 3. Whoever violates any of the provisions of the preceding sections shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars for each offence.
SEC. 4. The Chief of Police is hereby required to take such action as may be necessary to enforce.the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Selectmen for carriages and all other vehicles in the streets and public ways of the town of Wakefield, in conformity there- with.
These Rules and Regulations shall take effect Sept. 12, A. D. 1891.
WILLIAM N. TYLER, SILAS W. FLINT, WILLIAM B. DANIEL, Seleetmen of Wakefield.
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PERAMBULATION OF TOWN LINE.
Upon the notification of the Selectmen of the town of Stoneham, the Selectmen of the two towns perambulated the town line be- tween the town of Stoneham and Wakefield, as provided by law. We found the stone bound at the southerly end of Crystal lake thrown down, and have had the same re-set. We also found a cedar post marking the line 36 rods southerly from the last bound in a state of decay, and partially overthrown, and replaced the same with a stone bound which formerly marked the old line on the westerly side of Crystal lake. The bound stones upon the several streets over which the new line runs are now in position, and all the bound stones are now in good condition and properly inscribed with the letters S. and W.
R. L. G. ARMORY.
It will be necessary for the town to take some action in relation to providing armory accommodations for Co. A, Sixth Reg't, the rent of the present quarters having been advanced from $400 to $600 per year, and the owners of the property desiring to occupy the entire building.
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